Top 4 Heinrich Böll Quotes

German writer (1917–1985)

Heinrich Theodor Böll (December 21, 1917 – July 16, 1985) was a German novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972.

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Alternative Names: Heinrich Boll • Heinrich Theodor Böll • Heinrich Theodor Boll

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Creativity is not limited to people practising one of the traditional forms of art, and even in the case of artists, creativity is not confined to the exercise of their art. Each one of us has a creative potential, which is hidden by competitiveness and success-aggression. To recognize, explore and develop this potential is the task of the School. Creation – whether it be a painting, sculpture, symphony or novel – involves not merely talent, intuition, powers of imagination and application, but also the ability to shape material that could be expanded to other socially relevant spheres.

One ought to go too far, in order to know how far one can go.

Sie muss also zu weit gehen, um herauszufinden, wie weit sie gehen darf.

He avoids the official "heroes'" cemetery, done in such impeccable taste. (Why, he wonders, do the Germans do so much for their dead and so little for the living?)